Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Lucas 24:46-53)
Siling niya sa ila, "Nagasiling ang Kasulatan nga ang Cristo kinahanglan gid nga mag-antos kag mapatay, pero mabanhaw siya sa ikatlo nga adlaw.
Kag kinahanglan nga isugid sa bug-os nga kalibutan halin sa Jerusalem nga tungod sa iya patawaron sang Dios ang mga tawo nga nagahinulsol sang ila mga sala.
Kamo ang mga saksi sa sini nga mga butang.
Ipadala ko sa inyo ang Espiritu Santo nga ginpromisa sang akon Amay. Pero indi kamo anay maghalin diri sa Jerusalem samtang wala pa ninyo mabaton ang gahom nga halin sa langit."
Dayon gindala sila ni Jesus sa Betania. Pag-abot nila didto ginbayaw niya ang iya mga kamot kag ginbendisyunan sila.
Samtang nagabendisyon siya sa ila amat-amat siya nga nagbulag sa ila kag gindala pa-langit.
Ginsimba nila siya kag nagbalik sila sa Jerusalem nga may dako nga kalipay.
Kag permi sila didto sa templo nga nagadayaw sa Dios.
Prayers:
“Lord Jesus, through the gift of your Holy Spirit, you fill us with an indomitable spirit of praise and joy which no earthly trial can subdue. Fill me with your resurrection joy and help me to live a life of praise and thanksgiving for your glory. May I witness to those around me the joy of the gospel and the reality of your resurrection.”
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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:
Why did Jesus leave his disciples forty days after his resurrection? Forty is a significant number in the scriptures. Moses went to the mountain to seek the face of God for forty days in prayer and fasting. The people of Israel were in the wilderness for forty years in preparation for their entry into the promised land. Elijah fasted for forty days as he journeyed in the wilderness to the mountain of God. For forty days after his resurrection Jesus appeared numerous times to his disciples to assure them that he had risen indeed and to prepare them for the task of carrying on the work which he began during his earthy ministry.
Jesus' departure and ascension was both an end and a beginning for his disciples. While it was the end of Jesus' physical presence with his beloved disciples, it marked the beginning of Jesus' presence with them in a new way. Jesus promised that he would be with them always to the end of time (Matthew 28:20). Now as the glorified and risen Lord and Savior, ascended to the right hand of the Father in heaven, Jesus promised to send them the Holy Spirit who would anoint them with power on the Feast of Pentecost, just as Jesus was anointed for his ministry at the River Jordan. When the Lord Jesus departed physically from the apostles, they were not left in sorrow or grief. Instead, they were filled with joy and with great anticipation for the coming of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus' last words to his apostles point to his saving mission and to their mission to be witnesses of his saving death and his glorious resurrection and to proclaim the good news of salvation to all the world. Their task is to proclaim the gospel – the good news of salvation – not only to the people of Israel, but to all the nations as well. God's love and gift of salvation is not reserved for a few or for one nation alone, but it is for the whole world – for all who will accept it. The gospel is the power of God, the power to release people from their burden of guilt, sin, and oppression, and the power to heal, restore, and make us whole. Do you believe in the power of the gospel?
This is the great commission which the risen Christ gives to the whole church. All believers have been given a share in this task – to be heralds of the good news and ambassadors for Jesus Christ, the only savior of the world. We have not been left alone in this task, for the risen Lord works in and through us by the power of his Holy Spirit. Today we witness a new Pentecost as the Lord pours out his Holy Spirit upon his people to renew and strengthen the body of Christ and to equip it for effective ministry and mission world-wide. Do you witness to others the joy of the gospel and the hope of the resurrection?
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